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May 19 through Artists of the Commonwealth was sponsored by Anonymous, Audrey Long Interior Design, Kelchner's Horseradish Products, Moyer & Son, Inc. and The Freight House. While New York is often thought of as the center of the American art world, the accomplishments of Pennsylvania's artists have rivaled those of our neighbor to the north, and our commonwealth's artistic roots actually reach back to the early colonial period. Great artistic families like the Peales not only gave us many fine works of art but also founded America's first art museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Other well-known artists in the show include Henry Ossawa Tanner, Cecilia Beaux, Robert Henri, Arthur B. Carles, and Violet Oakley. Artists with Bucks County connections include Garber, Sheeler, Redfield, Spencer, Fern Coppedge, Walter Schofield, and Clarence Carter. The exhibit was organized by three Western Pennsylvania art museums—Westmoreland, Southern Alleghenies, and Erie—with the assistance of the Michener Art Museum. A L S O S E E
Top: Clarence Carter (1904-2000), Study for the Barnesville Post Office Mural, 1935, Oil on board,
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At their academies and universities, influential cities like Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh served as training grounds for young artists. Rural counties like
Lancaster and Bucks helped to inspire artistic vision through their scenic beauty.
Following the success of 
